by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York” ranking.
Civil Engineering is the 50th most popular major in the country with 21,388 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $63,364 and had an average of $24,364 in loans still to pay off.
Across New York, there were 1,102 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,482 and $22,196 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 659 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,555 and $23,635 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their civil engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York list. Riverdale, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York list. Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarkson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York list. Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Military Academy. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York. West Point, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York list. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a small public school situated in Utica, New York. It awarded 28 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York ranking. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
University at Buffalo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 131 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
The City College of New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York ranking, coming in at #8. The City College of New York is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 49 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Stony Brook University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York ranking. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school handed out 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Cornell University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York ranking. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Syracuse University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York ranking, coming in at #11. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hofstra University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York ranking, coming in at #12. Hofstra University is a fairly large school located in Hempstead, New York that handed out 11 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York
The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in New York ranking. The Graduate Center is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at The Graduate Center
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